Special Remarks:

Departures are 100% guaranteed; if cancelled 120% of the purchase price will be refunded.

Pricing Details

Single:

$350

Double (/Person):

$200

Third Person

Adult:

Free

Child (Age 2-9yrs):

Free

Fourth Person

Adult:

$108

Child (Age 2-9yrs):

$108

Note: *Price in USD is based on the lowest price per person per room over the next 30 days. Exact prices are displayed when you select a date.

Buy 2 Get 3rd Free : Offer applies to 3rd person sharing a room with full paying adult. Cancellation of free-fare passenger must be made at least 7 days before departure. No-show (or late cancellation) of free passenger incurs a $108 penalty fee for the reserved bus seat

Child Rate: Children sharing a room with 2 adult passengers pay the same price as a third or fourth adult. Please note that each hotel room can only accommodate up to 4 guests of any age.

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Tour Itinerary

Day 1 New York City - Luray(275 miles)

Passengers will be picked up in New York in the morning. Today we will leave New York City and drive south to the scenic Luray Caverns in Luray, VA, where we will arrive in the mid-afternoon. We will also spend the night there.

Luray, VALuray is a town in Page County, Virginia, United States. It is the headquarters for Shenandoah National Park.The most well-known attraction is Luray Caverns, These natural landscape attracted a lot of visitors.

Luray CavernsThese natural caves in the Shenandoah Valley region of northern Virginia are a popular spot because of their abundance of many types of rock formations. The most famous attraction in the Luray Caverns is The Great Stalacpipe Organ.

Admission (Optional): Adult $36; Child $21; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $32

Standard Hotel: Quality Inn or similar

Day 2 Luray - Great Smoky Mountains - Pigeon Forge(12 miles)

After breakfast, we will travel into the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. In the evening, we will travel to Pigeon Forge, TN to the famous dinner show, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, where we will enjoy some real southern cuisine.

Great Smoky Mountains, TNThe Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee boasts impeccable views of that state's segment of the larger Appalachian Mountains. Come visit this impressive wilderness to ride the Ober Gatlinburg Aerial Tramway.

Great Smoky Mountains ParkThis 520,000-acre park on the eastern border of Tennessee is a United States National Park and UNESCO World Heritage. It is the most-visited national park in the United States, and is renown for the beauty of its landscapes.

Great Smoky Mountains In-depth TourEnjoy a in-depth tour of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The Park is a major tourist attraction in the region. Over 11.3 million recreational visitors and an additional 11 million non-recreational visitors traveled to, or through, the park in 2016.

Admission (Optional): Adult $20; Child $15; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $20

Pigeon Forge, TNPigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. Pigeon Forge is primarily a tourist destination. The city's attractions include Dollywood, numerous outlet malls, and music theaters.

Dolly Parton's Dixie StampedeThis Wild-West-Revue-type performance features animals such as pigs, horses, and chickens and is punctuated by a riding competition. The show starts an hour before dinner, with a musical act on the "Carriage Room" before guests are escorted into the arena.

Day 3 Pigeon Forge - Chattanooga(146 miles)

In the morning, we will make our way to Chattanooga, TN and Lookout Mountain to see the Ruby Falls and Rock City. We will also take the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway. Our last attraction today will be Knoxville Zoo, the No.1 Red Panda conservation in the World.

Chattanooga, TNChattanooga is the fourth-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. A unique distinction for Chattanooga is the fact that the city has its own typeface, Chatype, which was launched in August 2012.

Ruby FallsThe Ruby Falls are a naturally-occurring underground waterfall in the appropriately-named Ruby Falls Caverns not far from Chattanooga, Tennessee. They are located underneath Lookout Mountain and are adjacent to the Lookout Mountain Caverns, although not connected.

Lookout Mountain Incline RailwayThis tram has been running almost continually since 1895, and with the exception of an engine update in 1911, it hasn't changed that much. The ride stretches about one mile up the mountain and reaches a grade of 72.7%.

Lookout MountainThis historic hilltop on the southern border of Tennessee has a colorful history as a place of importance during wartime. Most notably, it was the centerpiece of the Battle of Lookout Mountain during the American Civil War.

Rock CityThis attraction on Lookout Mountain offers amazing views of the Southern countryside as well as botanical gardens and a 140-foot-tall manmade waterfall known as High Falls. Its highlight is the viewpoint known somewhat morbidly as "Lover's Leap."

Admission (Optional): Adult $22; Child $13; Senior (Over 65 yrs) $22

Standard Hotel: Quality Inn or similar

Day 4 Chattanooga - Natural Bridge - New York(336 miles)

On the final day of our tour, we will travel back home via Rockbridge County, VA, stopping in the mid-morning to see the Natural Bridge. Afterward, we will travel back to New York City, where passengers will be dropped off at around 7:15pm. See "Departure and Return Details" for dropoff information.

Natural Bridge Township, VA

Natural BridgeThis National Historic Landmark is a unique natural stone arch that spans 90 feet. It was considered sacred to the local Native Americans, and has wowed modern-day Americans from Thomas Jefferson to Herman Melville.

*Return time is an estimate and varies based on traffic and weather conditions.

The Stop for pick-up only (like Brooklyn), drop off will be at 48 Bowery, NY (Chinatown).

We will arrange free shuttle service back to Edison NJ. Passengers who need to go back to Edison NJ may wait for our shuttle in the gathering point (48 Bowery st ) . The shuttle bus will leave for Edison at about 9pm depend on the time of bus arrive at Chinatown.

If you would like to join the optional activities, please pay the fee in cash to the tour guide. You cannot buy / use the tickets on your own or use City Passes. The tour guide will arrange the tickets for the group.

Air fares

All meals and drinks during the trip, although eating arrangements will be made by your tour guide

A mandatory service fee for your tour guide and bus driver (min. $10/day/person)

Parking Information

Additional Notes

CITY PASS: Passengers are NOT allowed to use a CITY PASS to purchase tickets for any of the optional sightseeing attractions visited on this tour.

Lodging: Single price is for one person staying in one room. Double, Triple and Quadruple prices are for two people, three people and four people staying in one room respectively. Triple and Quad rooms are based on the existing bedding in a room which is 2 double beds.

Language: All tours are escorted by professional bi- or multi-lingual tour and/or driver guides (English/Chinese). Depending on the number of passengers booked for a particular departure, tours and/or languages may be combined to operate the tours.

All purchases are subject to re-confirmation within 1-2 business days after booking, please do not book the airline tickets until you received the confirmation.

Policies

Confirmation

Your ticket(s) will be confirmed at the time of booking. Please allow up to 8 hours to receive the confirmation. Your booking will be processed as soon as possible.

Redemption

Complete Operator information, including local telephone numbers at your destination, are included on your e-ticket. You must print the e-tickets and take them along on your trip; they are your proof of purchase.

Terms & Condition

PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

The purchase of any travel services represents your acceptance Terms & Conditions set out herein. Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these Terms & Conditions prior to booking.

Booking changes
A fee may be charged for any revision or alteration made to a reservation after the booking is confirmed. Name changes or corrections may be treated as a cancellation and cancellation fees will apply. A change of tour date or tour itinerary may be treated as a cancellation, and normal cancellation fees will apply.

Cancellations and Cancellation Fees
Regardless of reason, cancellations result in costly charges from our travel and hotel providers covering penalties and fees incurred by canceling confirmed and pending bookings. Therefore, cancellation penalties and or fees will apply. Time of cancellation will be determined when notice is received and confirmed by our office. Notice of cancellation must be made directly to Taketours by email or through web mail at Contact Us .

(Notification day and departure day are not counted)

15-30 days or more prior to departure -10% of total purchase amount.

7-14 days prior to departure - 25% of total purchase amount.

4-6 days prior to departure - 50% of total purchase amount.

Within 3 days prior to departure - 100% of total purchase amount.

Day of departure or no show - 100% per person.

Unused features are non-refundable. No shows forfeit entire payment.

Trips require a minimum number of participants to avoid cancellation. We reserve the right to cancel a schedule trip to fully refund affected customers although tour companies will make every efforts to maintain the normal operation.

There is 6% handling fee add-on to the above penalties.

Tour Departure: This tour has 100% guaranteed departure; if the tour is cancelled there will be refund of 120%. Restrictions apply; due to weather conditions, State Emergencies, Airport Closures or anything beyond the control of the tour operator the 120% refund will NOT apply.

NOTE: We cannot grant any refunds more than 30 days after completion of tour.

Itinerary Variations
We constantly strives to improve tour itineraries and features. If such improvements can be made, or unforeseen circumstances beyond our control make changes necessary - we reserve the right to vary itineraries and to substitute hotels. At certain peak periods duplicate departures may operate, and sometimes in reverse order in which case hotels may vary from those stated on the itinerary pages.

Tour Cancellation:
We reserves the right to cancel or re-schedule any tour departure in accordance with operating requirements or circumstances beyond its control. If cancellation is made any time prior to departure* of the tour, Taketours' only liability will be to refund to the passenger the amount it has received for the tour booking. We will try to re-book the same or similar tour.. Please note that we are not liable for any cancellation penalties incurred on any other travel arrangements including air tickets purchased separately from customers.

We are not responsible for any other travel arrangements affected due to our cancellations.

Customer reviews(85)

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Maria on 2018-01-09

I highly recommend this tour. I have gone on many tours with Take tours and this is by far the best one. Our tour guide was amazing, very kind and professional also he speak a very good English. I would recommend this tour to anyone. Thanks for such a great time.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Brenda on 2017-11-14

I enjoyed the tour very much! Knowing that i did this tour alone with bunch of Asian tourist, i felt safe. The tour guide took time and spared extra effort to check on me and gave me some more hits to maximized exploring the places. I was amazed and pleased. Our group also were courteous and prompt with the following the schedules and itinerary. So everything was in place. It was a fun birthday celebration of mine! Thank you!

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: sandeep on 2017-09-08

Had Lots and Lots of FUN...Awesome experience...i definately recommend take tours...:))

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Roxana on 2017-08-31

I had the tour guide freeman and this had to be my best tour! he was great all the attractions were good he gave us enough time to view everything and Tennessee was just beautiful, i would definitely do it again!

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: jennifer on 2017-08-28

The tour is amazing they take you to incredibly beautiful places i am happy, our guide is Amber she very adorable and very helping i definately recommend thIS tour you will not regret ....

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Vidya on 2017-08-14

I enjoyed this trip very much. I started my tour from NY/NJ. I had never visited states in the south and I was glad with the itinerary of this trip. The tour has many attractions to visit to in short days and one has to cover lot of ground to reach these attractions. So, one may feel little pressed of time spent at each site. The tour is hectic and enough attention is provided to the comfort of the passengers.
The tour guide, Freeman, was very accomodative and cooperative. He treated all the customers very kindly. The driver was very professional as well. Both of them did not let us feel the drag of 4 days. Although I went alone on the trip, but the crew of wonderful passengers did not make me feel solitary at all. I enjoyed meeting new people belonging to different cultures and seeing new places :-)
If the food stops were done at places where more than one eatery outlet is present, that would have been nice. Since I have food restrictions, I had planned for backup plans with my lunch :-)
It would have been nicer if the bus seats have more leg room. The a/c at my seat was not working, and my seat was facing the sun side always (sunny day it was!), so I had challenge sitting for long hours inside bus, adjusting to sun with no a/c. Each seat has power port, so u can always have your gadgets charged, which I think is very important during such long journeys.
The hotels that we stayed were clean and acceptable. At one hotel, there was no hot water. This was addressed during our stay on Day-3 when we stayed at the same place. I later noticed that at this specific hotel, not all rooms were upgraded with new appliances, so some rooms had old a/c, microwave, ports not working, room look etc. and few others had renovated look and feel.
On an overall, the trip was a wonderful experience. I will definitely recommend people to take this tour as its worth it.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Daniel on 2017-07-16

This was one of the best tour I have ever took. Bus service is very good . Hotel was brilliant and guide (Johnny Yang) was extraordinary. I will recommend people to take this tour as its worth when you spend money.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: pranav on 2017-07-07

we took a 4 day tour to SMOKEY MOUNTAIN with our tour guide "WILSON" bus no 429. He is a very cooperative guide. he was kind enough to help us finding veg food restaurants and is very knowledgeable . would surely recommend this tour to anyone.. many places covered with affordable price and in good time.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Adrienne on 2017-06-29

Very enjoyable trip with a bus full of delightful passengers that made the trip even more enjoyable.Jerry was the best tour guide and Fernando was simply the best and the wittiest humor. It would be best if take tours stopped the tourist at a mall that has all kinds of foods and not just Asian cuisine and some of the Asian tourist would prefer something different too! Bus could use some more leg room too! Besides that i would like to take another trip with Taketours.

I recommend this tour!

Posted by: Volodymyr on 2017-06-26

I have enjoyed my Tennessee, Smoky Mountains tour from NY/NJ. The tour guide Leo tried hard for everyone on the bus to be glad. The driver was very professional. The bus was not new, but it did the job and was comfortable enough. The hotels that we have stayed in were quite adequate and clean. We have seen a number of interesting attractions on our itinerary.